Presents guidelines that help teachers plan how to assist students during a writing lesson. Special emphasis is given to facilitative teaching activities such as reviewing previous instruction, orienting students to the writing task, and evaluating students' skills and ideas. (RH)

Describes "World Studies 8-13," a curriculum project of the United Kingdom concerned with four themes relating to the global village, spaceship earth, or world society. Themes include getting on with others, learning about other peoples, understanding the news, and the world tomorrow. (RH)

A school-based fluoride program promises to decrease the amount of dental decay among elementary school children. (JD)

Evaluates nonprint instructional materials produced for the elementary school market in 1978 in terms of creative and innovative qualities, and offers a critical analysis of filmstrips and kits currently available, indicating strengths and weaknesses. (FM)

Gives four science lessons for third graders concerning combustion, density, static electricity, and air pressure and surface tension. (RH)

"Ready...and...tiptoe!" Creative movement adds style and structure to classroom learning. (Editor)

A fictitious festivity features nouns, adjectives and verbs as the guests of honor. (Editor)

Earthquakes are in the news and kids are asking questions. Here's a multilevel primer to help teachers answer them. (Editor/RK)

Many teachers have discovered the value of using newspapers in their classrooms. Suggests a number of specific, fun activities using this motivating and inexpensive resource. (Editor/RK)

Division of labor takes on real meaning when children pitch in and help. (Editor)

Poetry without pain. Ease your students into creative expression with photography. (Editor)

Interviews with fourth, fifth, and sixth graders found that they thought about the concept of average as mode, median, and/or a procedure. Presents approaches to develop the concept of average. (MKR)

Focuses on the provision of technology to children with disabilities and examines school-subsidized provision of assistive devices and related services. Reviews federal technology legislation and grants to states, school technology teams, role of the elementary school counselor, various ethical considerations, and selection of appropriate…

Four child-crafted book projects help promote students' holiday spirit. The projects, all based on a simple accordion fold, resemble cards but open to reveal more than just a greeting, allowing students to think and write about what the holiday means to them. Projects include a poetry book, a rhyming book, and a memory book. (SM)

Presents four informal assessments that elementary teachers can use to compare students' spelling progress to typical midyear benchmarks. The assessments, which target K-6 students, emphasize alphabet recognition, phonemic awareness, attitude and consciousness about spelling, and spelling growth through writing samples. The paper includes a…